Attachment for pails.



No. 769,258. PATENTED SEPT. 6, 1904. G. FALK.

ATTACHMENT FOR FAILS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4, 1904.

I N0 MODEL.

31 weni'o'z UNITED STATES Patented September 6, 1904 GEORGE FALK, OF LAGROSSE, WISCONSIN.

ATTACHMENT FOR PAILS.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,258, datedSeptember 6, 1904.

Application filed February 4, 1904. Serial No. 192,026- (No model.)

To all rah/0771 it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE FALK, a citizen of the United States,residing at La Crosse, in the county of La Crosse and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Pails, of which the following is a specification.

This invention provides a simple attaching device adapted to be appliedto water-pails to support a dipper or-analogous device upon the pail.

The purpose of the attachment is tohold the dipper supported out of thewater within the pail, so that the water in the dipper after same hasbeen used for drinking purposes may drip from the dipper into the pail,and thus prevent the dipper from rusting. A

. rusty dipper often makes the water in the drinking-pail impure. Hencethe advantage in the provision of the attachment, as above mentioned. I

An essential feature of the invention is to utilize the attachment as anadvertising device also, and its function in this capacity will appearmore fully hereinafter.

For a full description of .the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire aknowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had tothe following descriptionand accompanying drawings.

While the essential and characteristic fea tures of theinvention aresusceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a perspective view showing the application of the invention to theordinary drinking-pail. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachmentalone. Fig. 3 is a view showing the attachment in elevation toillustrate the advertising use thereof. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionalView showing a dipper supported by my attachment.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawingsbythe samereference characters.

As shown in the drawings, the invention comprises a rest-bar 1,supporting-arms 2,

and clamp members 3, cooperating with the supporting-arms to hold theattachment in position. I

I In the preferred. contemplation of the invention the attachment asabove generally described consists of a single length of springwireofsuitable finish bent to form the membets 1, 2, and 3. vIn carrying outthe invention the rest-bar 1 is curved upwardly and outwardlyintermediate its ends, the-supporting-arms 2 being formed by bending thewire adjacent the rest-bar upwardly. Adjacent the upper ends of thesupporting-arms 2 the wire from which the device is made is turned orformed into spring-coils 4, which latter constitute means for holdingthe clamp members 3 in clamping engagement with the pail. The clampmembers 3 extend downwardly from the spring-coils 4E, and theextremities of the clamp members are curved outwardly, as shown at 5',so as to virtually form a flared month by which the engagement of theclamp members with theupper portion of the pail or bucket isfacilitated.

As is commonly known, it is a practice with large manufacturing concernsto supply drinking water pails for advertising purposes merely, and inview of the above it is my purpose to provide the attachment with anadvertising medium which will increase its usefulness as well aspractical value. The adver tising means consist of a plate 6 ,of anydesirable configuration dependent upon the whim of the advertiser, whichplate is suspended from the rest-bar 1. The plate is provided at itsupper portion with an engaging member in the form of a loop 7, which isreceived by a deflected portion 8, formed in the central portion of therest-bar 1. The loop 7 when received by the deflected portion 8 of therest-bar is substantially secured to the restbar and centered in itsrelative position thereto. Upon the plate 6 it is designed .to placesuitable advertising matter, which of course will be in a conspicuousposition, so as to be presented to any one drinking fromthewaterreceptacle. Because of the disposition of the advertising-plate 6same will very readily attract attention.

The advertising-plate 6 not only serves in its advertising capacity, butthe upper portion of this plate is curved so as to conform to thecurvature of the rest-bar 1. An advantage derived from the foregoingrests in the fact that the plate 6 is adapted to reinforce the rest-barat a point between its ends and particularly because the plate isconnected with the bar 1 about centrally of the latter. Anyextraordinary weight upon the rest-bar 1 would cause the plate 6 toreinforce the restbar in a manner which will be clearly seen, the upperportions of the plate contacting with the bar l at points adjacent theloop 7.

The attachment is very simply constructed and may be cheaplymanufactured in quantities, at the same time being particularlysusceptible of application to any form of waterreceptacle commonly inuse.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1.. In anattachment for water-pails and the like, the combination of a rest-barcurved upwardly and outwardly between its ends, supporting-armsextending upwardly from the end portions of the rest-bar, spring clampmembers projected from the supporting-arms, the rest-bar being providedwith a deflected portion about intermediate its ends, a plate having itsupper portion curved to conform about intermediate its ends and co('perating with the deflected portion of the rest-bar aforesaid to supportthe plate.

2. An attachment for water-pails comprising a single length of wirecurved outwardly and upwardly between its ends to form a restbar, saidwire being extended upwardly adjacent the end portions of the rest-barto form supporting-arms, integral spring-coils formed at the upper endsof the supporting-arms, the eud portions of said wire being extendeddownwardly from the spring-coils to form clamp members, anadvertising-plate having its upper portion curved to conform to theshape of the rest-bar, said curved upper portion being received betweenthe ends of the rest-bar, and an engaging loop projected from the plateand engaging the rest-bar about centrally thereof, the plate beingadapted to reinforce and brace the rest-bar between its ends.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE FALK. It. s.]

Witnesses:

EDWIN L. (iIERSKlGY, PAUL A. ln'rnnsox.

